After all the walking, cycling, train and boat travel you’ve done in and around Flåm you are going to need a drink and there is no better place for that than the Ægir Brewery and Pub right in the village centre. Of course, engaging in one or more of these activities in not a pre-requisite to having a drink here! Continue reading “Ægir Brewery and Pub: “Atmospheric Beer Drinking””
On our walk up the Flåm Valley, along the river, to Old Flåm village we came across a number of impromptu and unmanned stalls offering punnets of raspberries for sale. The raspberries were home grown on small farms that lined the road along the river and could not have been fresher. Continue reading “Delicious Fresh Raspberries”
Brekkefossen, while certainly not the biggest waterfall in the region, is visible from most parts of the Flåm valley (and from the Flåm Railway) and is the most accessible waterfall from Flåm being less than two kilometres away. Continue reading “Brekkefossen – Close But Hard To See”
During my trip to Scandinavia I didn’t spend much time in rural areas (a good reason to return) but sufficient to see a few grass roofed houses. Having lived in Ireland at a time when there were lots of thatched cottages some of which had sprouted grass due to neglect, I naturally assumed that people in thatched houses in Norway didn’t look after their roofs. Continue reading “Sod Roof Houses”
While Flåm Church (Flåm kyrkje), in the old village centre, is visible from the Flåm Railway it is well worth the very easy 3.5kms walk, lovely in itself, out from Flåm to see it. The old brown wooden church and graveyard are beautiful in themselves but absolutely stunning as they are, set nestled by the Flåm river with their beautiful mountain backdrop. Sit on the bench in the graveyard and just look around. You will quickly appreciate how the village originally got its name. Flåm literally means “little place between steep mountains”. Most apt, I am sure you will agree. Continue reading “Flåm Church (Flåm Kyrkje)”
This engraved stone in Old Flåm, about 100 metres past the church (heading out of the village up the valley), is a one of a number of memorials in Norway to Per Sivle a famous Norwegian writer, poet, journalist and a passionate nationalist. Continue reading “Per Sivle Memorial”
On the outskirts of Flåm, while making my way towards Old Flåm to visit its church I came across these stones, one erect with the others lying flat, slightly raised, in a circle around it. What were they? Continue reading “Flåm Iron Age Cemetery”
The majority of visitors to Flåm do little more than take a trip on the famous Flåm Railway and a boat-trip on the fjords. While these are must dos, I strongly recommend that you stay at least overnight and add a walk or two to your itinerary. Continue reading “Go For a Walk in Flåm”
We only spent two days (one night) in Flåm. Given this short time and the fact that I had everything, most importantly our accommodation, the scenic Flåm Railway trip in and our fjord cruise out, booked in advance I had little or no cause to go to the Visitor Center. I had also pre-planned a couple of easy walks and, surprisingly for me, set aside a few hours of doing nothing. There was also the railway museum which I had noted as a must see. Continue reading “Flåm Tickets and Visitor Center”
Having arrived in Flåm via the beautiful Flåm Railway from Mydral the first thing we did was to make our way across the river to check in to the Flåm Camping and Youth Hostel – a 300 metres walk from the train station which is bang in the centre of the village. Continue reading “Flam Camping and Youth Hostel – A Cut Above Your Average Hostel”
The Rambling Wombat 